To chat about today's news and issues visit the Abingdon forum

EDITOR'S CHOICE NEWS Tesco rapped over stray trollies OXFORD UNITED Jim confident of Pompey win EATING OUT The Bat and Ball, Cuddesdon FOOTBALL FOOTBALL: Concords home in n more funds FOOTBALL: Concords home in on more funds NEWS £100,000 campaign to boost town's image VOTE Is the £100,000 Didcot re-branding campaign money well spent? Yes No GET OUR NEWS BY E-MAIL Just register

Most read Comments 1 Teenagers aim to break cycle record 2 New mayor calls for fresh recruits 3 No jail for nightmare neighbour 4 Council acts to calm critics 5 Documents disclose nine UFOs 6 Primary school rated 'good' by inspectors 7 Two held in Rose Hill murder inquiry 8 Has Nikki got the X Factor? 9 Families of pervert's victims speak out 10 Renewed hope for cinema Today | 7 Days 1 Free Internet access 'to boost trade' 2 Police carry out checks at biker hotspot 3 £100,000 campaign to boost town's image 4 Train firm turning things around 5 Builder fined for fly-tipping 6 Documents disclose nine UFOs 7 Anti-hate crime website launched 8 Reservoir 'absolutely essential' 9 Punches took away my husband 10 Flood cameras plan for river

Comment

TWO people were arrested after police dog Lloyd' and the force helicopter combined to help trace them in some undergrowth.

Police were called to the Bystander Inn, Besslesleigh Road, following reports of people in the grounds. Local officers secured the area, while PC Amber Crawley and her dog Lloyd carried out a search.

PC Crawley said: "Lloyd immediately took me to the rear of the garden which is surrounded by huge trees. Behind them was a high wooden fence and which led to a workers yard. He gave an indication that there was a presence of human scent in the trees but at that time it was hard to pinpoint. I went to behind the fencing and he took me to the same area and gave a definite indication. I could still not pin point the exact area so I requested for the helicopter to assist."

The helicopter used its thermal imaging camera, guided by PC Ross Clarkson, to find a heat source in some undergrowth and guided PC Crawley and Lloyd to it.

PC Crawley said: "I took Lloyd to the area where the helicopter had directed me to and I saw a pair of boots. I gave a challenge and two men came out. They were then arrested."

A 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of theft. The 19-year-old man has been given a caution and the 16-year-old boy has been released on bail until Monday, June 2. The incident happened at about 3.45am on Thursday.

Sgt Paul Whitaker, of the Thames Valley Police dog section, said: "The primary role of the dog section is to provide specialist canine support to police areas in relation to crime detection and prevention, and the saving of life. This includes general patrol and pre-planned or spontaneous operations.

"This incident demonstrates how the police dogs and force helicopter can provide specialist skills and equipment to complement the work of officers. It is also a great example of how the different departments of the police family worked together in an excellent piece of teamwork."

12:45pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

Print

Email this

Comment

Add your comment

Name:
Email: *
Location:
**
	e.g. 123-123
Comment: Please note: All HTML tags will be ignored. Format Text:
By posting a comment, I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms of use. Comments are not moderated but we will react if anything that breaks the rules comes to our attention and we may delete inappropriate postings. Please treat other people with respect. You must not post anything that is abusive, indecent, unlawful or defamatory. Remember, you are personally liable for what you post on this site. If you wish to complain about a comment, contact us here.
* Your email address will not be displayed ** To avoid register now or login